Methods and systems for an emergency response unit

Abstract

Methods and system are provided for a discharge system. In one example, an emergency response vehicle, comprising a battery discharge system having a charging connector configured to electrically couple a capacitor of the emergency response vehicle to a battery of an electric vehicle.

The invention claimed is: 
     
       1. An emergency response vehicle, comprising:
 a battery discharge system having a charging connector and a capacitor, the capacitor arranged in series with a battery or an energy storage device of the emergency vehicle and configured to receive a charge from a battery of an electric vehicle, and the charging connector configured to electrically couple the capacitor to the battery of the electric vehicle; and 
 a mobile device separate from the battery discharge system, wirelessly connected to a controller of the battery discharge system, and configured to display instructions to a user of the response vehicle to determine a degradation of the battery of the electric vehicle. 
 
     
     
       2. The emergency response vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the battery discharge system further comprises a cooling arrangement. 
     
     
       3. The emergency response vehicle of  claim 2 , wherein the cooling arrangement is fluidly separated from a cooling system of the emergency response vehicle. 
     
     
       4. The emergency response vehicle of  claim 2 , wherein the cooling arrangement is fluidly coupled to a cooling system of the emergency response vehicle. 
     
     
       5. The emergency response vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the battery discharge system comprises a display device and controller having computer-readable instructions stored on non-transitory memory thereof that when executed enable the controller to display instructions to a vehicle operator of the emergency response vehicle. 
     
     
       6. The emergency response vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the capacitor comprises a super capacitor. 
     
     
       7. The emergency response vehicle of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile device displays instructions to drain the battery to a first threshold voltage in response to the battery being repairable. 
     
     
       8. The emergency response vehicle of  claim 7 , wherein the mobile device displays instructions to drain the battery to a second threshold voltage, which is less than the first threshold voltage, in response to the battery not being repairable. 
     
     
       9. A response vehicle, comprising:
 a high-voltage battery discharge system comprising a capacitor and a charging connector, wherein the charging connector is configured to couple to a charging port of an electric vehicle, and the capacitor is arranged in series with an energy storage device of the response vehicle to receive a charge from a battery of the electric vehicle; and 
 a mobile device configured to display instructions to a user of the response vehicle to determine a degradation of the battery of the electric vehicle, wherein the mobile device displays instructions to drain the battery to a first threshold voltage in response to the battery being repairable, and wherein the mobile device displays instructions to drain the battery to a second threshold voltage, which is less than the first threshold voltage, in response to the battery not being repairable. 
 
     
     
       10. The response vehicle of  claim 9 , wherein the high-voltage battery discharge system comprises a cooling system. 
     
     
       11. The response vehicle of  claim 9 , wherein the mobile device is further configured by a controller to analyze and compare images of the electric vehicle to a database to determine the degradation of the battery of the electric vehicle. 
     
     
       12. The response vehicle of  claim 9 , wherein the energy storage device is not coupled to a powertrain of the response vehicle. 
     
     
       13. The response vehicle of  claim 9 , wherein the energy storage device is a battery of the response vehicle. 
     
     
       14. The response vehicle of  claim 9 , wherein the capacitor is a super capacitor. 
     
     
       15. A response vehicle, comprising:
 a high-voltage battery discharge system comprising a cooling system and a charging connector configured to couple to a charging port of an electric vehicle, wherein the high-voltage battery discharge system comprises a capacitor arranged in series with an energy storage device to receive a charge from a battery of the electric vehicle; and 
 a mobile device configured to display instructions to a user of the response vehicle to determine a degradation of the battery of the electric vehicle, wherein the mobile device displays instructions to drain the battery to a first threshold voltage in response to the battery being repairable, and wherein the mobile device displays instructions to drain the battery to a second threshold voltage, which is less than the first threshold voltage, in response to the battery not being repairable. 
 
     
     
       16. The response vehicle of  claim 15 , wherein the mobile device is further configured by a controller to analyze and compare images of the electric vehicle to a database to determine the degradation of the battery of the electric vehicle. 
     
     
       17. The response vehicle of  claim 15 , wherein the energy storage device is not coupled to a powertrain of the response vehicle. 
     
     
       18. The response vehicle of  claim 15 , wherein the energy storage device is a battery of the response vehicle.